Self-love is not just about constantly giving yourself praise and telling yourself how awesome you are. It’s about loving the real you, the human you - the person who has feet of clay, who comes undone under criticism, who sometimes fails and disappoints others. It’s about making a commitment to yourself that you will stick by yourself - even if no one else does. That’s what I mean when I say you must love yourself as though your life depends on it, because quite simply, I know without a doubt that it does.
Anita Moorjani
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"If you're hating any group of people, whether it's for their race, their gender, their color, their religion, their orientation, then it is not (religious/spiritual) truth. It is not truth. It is who they are and our only responsibility is to love. To love ourselves, love other people for who they are. And, do you know? That's the only way to heal the world. The reason the world is so messed up is because at our deepest core every single one of a soul is craving for love. Is craving for connection." - Anita Moorjani
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Being love also means being aware of the importance of nurturing my own soul, taking care of my own needs, and not putting myself last all the time. This allows me to be true to myself at all times and to treat myself with total respect and kindness. It also lets me view what may be interpreted as imperfections and mistakes with no judgment, seeing only opportunities to experience and to learn with unconditional love.
Anita Moorjani, Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
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If you're going to lose anyone's support because you want to follow your own heart, then they aren't the right person to support you through this journey. It is so important that the people you have around you right now support you for who you are, not because you are doing what they say.
Anita Moorjani, What if THIS is Heaven?
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La force de l'empathie
Il suffit de regarder tout ce que les médias rapportent constamment : les fusillades et les meurtres, les guerres politiques et la façon dont les hommes se déchirent et parlent les uns des autres. Les gens sont de plus en plus en colère. Nous sommes stressés. On ne peut pas avoir une conversation sans que cela devienne politique. À l’heure où j’écris ces lignes, nous sommes confrontés à la…
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Learning to Fall, Prepared to Fall, But Watching Out for -- and Following -- the One Right Path
William Stafford, Anita Moorjani, Thomas Moore, and Muhammad Ali: 'Learning to Fall, Prepared to Fall, But Watching Out for -- and Following -- the One Right Path'
[Image: “Ever Onward,” by John E. Simpson. Note that this depicts not a single path, but three: there’s the one, the “subject” to the extent that the photo has one, running diagonally northwest-to-southeast; there’s one straighter horizontal path sorta sitting up on the hillside to the right, with no obvious way of getting to it; and then there’s also one — a fatter, “easier” route, to the left…
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To access this state of allowing, the only thing I had to do was be myself! I realized that all those years, all I ever had to do was be myself, without judgment or feeling that I was flawed. At the same time, I understood that at the core, our essence is made of pure love. We are pure love—every single one of us. How can we not be, if we come from the Whole and return to it? I knew that realizing this meant never being afraid of who we are. Therefore, being love and being our true self is one and the same thing!
Anita Moorjani, Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
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To Be Read July 2023
The Mind
The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity―and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman & Michael E. Long
The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O'Shea
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore
The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health by Emeran Mayer MD
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
Sensitive is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World by Anita Moorjani
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Ph.D.
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk
Music & The Mind (Art Philosophy, Aesthetics, Neuroaesthetics)
Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting by Mary Gauthier
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook
This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Ogi Ogas & Susan Rogers
Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser
The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization by Howard Goodall
Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina Kraus
Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction by Bence Nanay
Equipment for Living: On Poetry and Pop Music by Michael Robbins
How Music Works by David Byrne
General Non-Fiction / History / Science
The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by S. A. Smith
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle
Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction by P. H. Matthews
Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Gowers
After the End of Art: Contemporary Art and the Pale of History by Arthur C. Danto
Flappers by Judith Mackrell
Marketing for Dummies, 6th edition by Jeanette McMurty MBA
Sinatra: The Chairman by James Kaplan
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland by Gerald Clarke
Self-Improvement
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
Self Compassion for Dummies by by Steven Hickman PsyD (in progress)
The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- and Start Standing Up for Yourself by Beverly Engel
The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries & Transform Your Relationships by Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When it Matters Most by Adam Alter
Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff PhD
The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander
Be Angry: The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,
Anger: The Conflicted History of an Emotion by Barbara H. Rosenwein
The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price
In Awe: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy by John O'Leary
Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose by Manis Friedman & Rivka Goldstein
Fiction
Babel by R. F. Kuang
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (narrated by Tim Curry)
In/Spectre #2
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (in progress)
The Poisoner's Handbook ed. Raymond T. Bond
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[my grandfather as a child :: creating a self-portrait]
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“Self-love is not just about constantly giving yourself praise and telling yourself how awesome you are. It’s about loving the real you, the human you - the person who has feet of clay, who comes undone under criticism, who sometimes fails and disappoints others. It’s about making a commitment to yourself that you will stick by yourself - even if no one else does. That’s what I mean when I say you must love yourself as though your life depends on it, because quite simply, I know without a doubt that it does.”
— Anita Moorjani
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